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Francesca DelSignore

Ms. DelSignore began her career with Cohoes City Schools where she was the Music Department Supervisor. She taught concert band, marching band, jazz ensemble, show choir, dance ensemble and music theatre. She was responsible for implementing new theatre programs in Cohoes, Ballston Spa, and Liberty public schools. Her groups performed all over the United States and received Outstanding ratings. The Disney Candlelight Concert, Disney Electric Parade, St. Patrick's and Thanksgiving Day Parades in New York City were annual events. She became a High School Administrator for several years with 21st Century Learning, Curriculum Mapping and Technology Integration being her passion. After holding the position of School Improvement Specialist, Ms. DelSignore came back to the Capital District and resumed her career in music education. Her background is both in vocal and instrumental music. Many of her students have chosen careers in music or theatre such as Karl Chmielewski, Director of Lighting for Broadway Disney, and Aaron Chmielewski, sound engineer for Phil Vassar in Nashville. A life-long learner, Ms. DelSignore is also studying to be a pastry chef and owns her own gourmet chocolate chip cookie company {Zullo! Cookies and Milk} that donates 10% of its profits to breast cancer. She is thankful for the students at Holy Names as her taste testers!!

Dolores Van Buren

This is Dolores' thirty-fifth musical at Holy Names! In prior shows she has been a choral director, vocal coach and musical director. Dolores is a private piano and voice teacher at both the AHN Upper and Lower Schools. When not involved with the schools, she enjoys singing and performing choral music. She has sung with the New York Catholic Chorale, the Festival Celebration Choir, and currently she is singing with the Monday Musical Club of Albany and is presently president of the Monday Musical of Albany. She is also a choir member at All Saints Catholic Church where she cantors regularly. Dolores has been affectionately given the nickname of "VB." The cast and Director dearly love her!